Tag: church
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Weekly Worship Thought – Breaking Down for Lent
Lent begins this year on March 1 with Ash Wednesday. I have begun to think about all the possibilities of…
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Weekly Worship Thought – Counter-cultural Worship
You probably see the same things on social media that I see. Ever increasingly, when it comes time to compose…
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Weekly Worship Thought – Silence
I saw the film “Silence” last week. The new Martin Scorsese movie is getting a lot of buzz in the…
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Weekly Worship Thought – Punishment
I have written about the song “Immanuel” by Stuart Townend before. I love using it during Advent because I think…
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Weekly Worship Thought – The Elusive Sabbath
Why is it so hard to take a break? Even as I type this, it is early in the evening…
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Prayers of Intercession after the Election
It is a humbling honor to craft the prayers of intercession for an assembly gathered to worship. I took extra care…
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Weekly Worship Thought – What is the primary symbol of worship?
What would you say is the primary symbol of Christian worship? Have you ever thought about this question? Let me…
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The Absurdity of a Handbell Soloist
A couple of weeks ago I reflected on the connection between handbell choirs and spiritual gifts in the church. Click…
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Weekly Worship Thought – Into the World
Riffing on an idea from Pastor Kerry’s sermon on Sunday: Mother Teresa (canonized as a saint on September 6) offers…
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Weekly Worship Thought – Can We Talk?
This week I will begin to lead our worship band through some discussion using the new resource: Can We Talk? Engaging…
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